Spontaneous rupture of an amyloid spleen in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

An unusual case is reported of spontaneous rupture of the spleen in a 67-year-old woman suffering from end-stage renal disease secondary to amyloidosis. The splenic rupture is attributed to amyloid involvement of the spleen.

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Published inThe American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 279 - 280
Main Authors Russell, Thomas J, Ferrera, Peter C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.05.1998
Elsevier
Subjects
Aged
Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Other metabolic disorders
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
Rupture, Spontaneous - etiology
Splenic Diseases - complications
splenic rupture
Splenic Rupture - etiology
spontaneous
spontaneous
Amyloidosis
splenic rupture
Human
Kidney disease
Spleen
Urinary system disease
Continuous
Spontaneous
Splenic disease
Metabolic diseases
Terminal stage
Enzymopathy
Peritoneal dialysis
Protein
Case study
Extrarenal dialysis
Renal failure
Tissue rupture
Adult
Complication
Evolution
Female
Ambulatory
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Summary:An unusual case is reported of spontaneous rupture of the spleen in a 67-year-old woman suffering from end-stage renal disease secondary to amyloidosis. The splenic rupture is attributed to amyloid involvement of the spleen.
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ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90102-4